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A great collection of travel blog posts from Inside the Travel Lab on travel around Asia. Describing sights, smells and sounds and providing plenty of photos, recipes and reading suggestions along the way, these Asian travel blog posts are one way to travel around Asia.

The Legend of the Lake, Hanoi
Around the corner is the Old Quarter. Around the corner is the vision of Hanoi [...]
Photos From The Road – The #DragonRoute Collection
The #DragonRoute ends – and the write-up begins Images and whispers dance through my mind, [...]

First Impressions of Burma / Myanmar
It was just before midnight. Our slow procession blinked past the checkpoint, wisps of hair [...]

Good Morning, Vietnam
Vietnam. We all know what Hollywood means when it says that word, and when we hear it from politicians too.

That Feeling You Get The Night Before Tomorrow
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow it will be too late to plan and too late to pack.
Tomorrow, the dragon route begins…

An Igloo Festival in Japan
Kamakura. It’s one of those words I’d never heard until I went to Yokote in north Japan.
Snow was falling as I arrived in the city, 260 miles from Tokyo. Softly at first, like…
Travel Tips for Guilin, China
Looking for Travel Tips for Guilin, China Do you have any tips for travel in [...]
Unusual Things To Do in Hong Kong
Looking for Ideas on Unusual Things To Do in Hong Kong Do you have any [...]
Things To Do in Burma / Myanmar
Looking for Ideas on Things To Do in Burma / Myanmar Do you have any [...]
Vietnam Travel Tips
Looking for Vietnam Travel Tips Do you have any tips for travel in Vietnam? Have [...]

W.o.w. The W Retreat & Spa, The Maldives
Flying over teardrop-shaped islets that rise up from the Indian Ocean is a non-too-shabby approach [...]

Photo Safari from a Deckchair in the Maldives
Sometimes, you have to work hard to see wildlife. And when I say sometimes, I [...]

The Beauty of Ignorance: When It’s Better Not to Know
Dusty, ink-filled pages bound together and towering upwards from the street. Shelves spilling knowledge like Waterloo Station churns out commuters at six o’clock before Saturday. Paperbacks, like people, squeezed…

Photos of the Maldives: Tears & Inspiration
The aeroplane bobbed on the water. The spray shimmered like tears on the window, giant baubles of longing just waiting for something to happen or someone to notice…

Shark Conservation: Why Should We Save Jaws?
Mike Rutzen dives with Brad Pitt and occasionally with sharks, or perhaps…

The Empty Souk & Solitude, Dubai
Whatever else Dubai is known for, it isn’t for its quiet spots and it isn’t for its minimalism. On my
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